Lake Titicaca Community Tour: Explore the Uros Floating Islands

RedTurc

RedTurc is a community-based operative that offers programs that promote children's education, family self-sufficiency, health, and environmental preservation by offering travelers the chance to experience cultural exchange with the community.

Tour Highlights

Experience the culture and traditions of Titicaca Lake while promoting environmental conservation.

Learn about the Uros people, the indigenous inhabitants of Peru and Bolivia, and the unique floating islands on which they live.

Immerse yourself in Uros culture and discover the ways of artisanal fishing.

Tour revenue will be invested in local programs promoting children's education, family self-sufficiency, health, and environment.

Tour Description

Visit the interpreters of Uros Floating Islands and experience a demonstration of artisanal fishing and the cutting of totora, an aquatic plant that grows on the surface of Lake Titicaca. Discover the traditional dress of the Uros, the indigenous people of Peru and Bolivia. Lastly, using a model-sized figure, learn how to make the Uros floating island, an artificial habitable surface built of totora. Spend the night in the home of a local family.